Category Archives: Encounter

Earth Day 2018, II

Posted on April 24, 2018 by Spirit Moments

We see what we seek We find what’s in our mind. We search and then discover we had it all the while. The earth and nature bequeaths their tresures to those who would stop and listen in the silence. Just … Continue reading →

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One And Done or Work In Progress?

Posted on April 9, 2018 by Spirit Moments

The Resurrection is often seen and interpreted as a ‘one and done’ event. We have all been redeemed by Christ on Calvary. But I think that Redemption is better seen as a ‘work in progress’. That is why we also … Continue reading →

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The Empty Tomb

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Spirit Moments

When I was young, I would imagine the Resurrection as one very dramatic event. It must have begun as a rumbling on the ground, that soon turned into an earthquake. Then there was a sound and an intense light coming … Continue reading →

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An Easter Walk

Posted on April 6, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Anabelle and I love to walk and we often go on hikes. I love to feel the earth beneath my feet and relish her freshness sweet. I love being surrounded by nature’s trees rather than the city’s streets. I’d sooner … Continue reading →

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Imagining A Better World. Again.

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Man, for all the goodness in him, can fall prey to perversions of tragic proportions. Thus, we see lawmakers and government officials who in their hubris think they are above the law. There are some priests and religious who in … Continue reading →

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Seek And Find

Posted on March 1, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Seek and you shall find. And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. We seek what we … Continue reading →

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Reliving the Transfiguration Today

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Spirit Moments

Today’s gospel is the story of the Transfiguration, one of my favorite gospel stories. Sometimes, I imagine myself one of the band of brothers that followed Jesus in the hamlets and hills of Galilee. The transfiguration must have been the … Continue reading →

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Listening

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Spirit Moments

It takes at least two persons to have a conversation. And it takes both speaking and listening to carry it on. Often, the listening part of a conversation is overlooked; yet it is even more important than talking for a … Continue reading →

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At Break Of Dawn

Posted on February 21, 2018 by Spirit Moments

I am an early riser and I love the break of every new day. I have made it a habit to spend my first waking moments being alone. I may be physically alone; but I can always choose not to … Continue reading →

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Encountering God

Posted on January 31, 2018 by Spirit Moments

History is often written about and around great personages and great events. It would be interesting to re-read history from the perspective of the ‘small people’ in a story or event: a great battle from the POV of a foot … Continue reading →

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